Peter J. Crowley

Fine Art Photographer

The Daily November 13th. Now that is a Big Cookie.

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A Life in Photographic Art my second book

That cookie is as big as your face! No it isn’t grandpa. Come look in the mirror. A little smile a big bite on to the next adventure. The cookie is from Marconi’s on a visit there we stand in line we order Inara do you want a cookie? There is a rack on the counter way above her. Yes a chocolate one. There are chocolate chip, oatmeal in the rack I say they don’t have chocolate. “Yes grandpa in the basket” there by the cash register is a small basket with chocolate cookies high above her head? How she saw them no clue.

DSC_0002 S15 B-3 My cookie 8-27-15Lots happening images adventures over the end of Autumn. Moms birthday they pick me up as I get in the reports from the back seat begin. The pumpkins have rotted and the tops fell inside “Yep” there is a definitive way she says yes. A couple miles of updates, school friends etc. Lunch at Mekong 125 Columbia St NW Sticky Rice a bit of sugar. Maybe a taste of mommies and my lunch. A fortune cookie and off to the Capitol Dome to walk the stairs, ride elevators. Grandpa the door opened on the other side. Silly elevator trying to fool us laughing we go to another elevator and the door opens there’s mom. Off to the market. Getting out of the car I have a camera, camera bag, a bag of groceries, my coffee cup the Honda is low to the ground I struggle a bit with balance, Kirsten “You got all of it.” From behind me “Grandpa put the coffee cup in grocery bag.” Problem solved. She is sharp. We have a routine when I get out, I look over the seat and say See you later alligator. She says I’m a frog we laugh. Today I say see you later……..she waits for it a little smile eyes focused “frogigator” surprise her face lights up. Laughing she repeats frogigator. Walking up to my apt. I can hear her talking turning I look back her window open she hollers “see you later frogigator.” It is a new word, our word  our goodbye.

DSC_0039 Ss15 Drk25 Cnst-20 A Wholly Bear 9-26-15A wholly bear at Nisqually back in September. We put it off the pavement over by some trees. 

DSC_0007 S30 B-6 R+4 Shd+High A Penquin to Boo Bash 10-26-15This year the frog is a Penguin. Off to Boo Bash at The Hands on Museum 

I am a proud grandparent I am amazed by her intelligence, compassion. My best friend Carl died on Halloween I got the call when Inara was visiting I start to cry immediately she is hugging comforting me empathy. I am a lucky man. Due to ankle problems I couldn’t go trick or treating with her a hug and a smile that’s ok grandpa get better. 

Peace pjc

Photographic Art  Halloween 2009

 

One block of Downtown Olympia Three Images

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Sylvester Park 3 new images of life as art in a one block area, downtown Olympia. Two of the images made on different days as I waited for the bus. The eyes never rest life, art continuous in my waking hours.

DSC_0048 S15 Crop Lgt YoYo Lgt70 Bkgrdv60 9-13-15Around the world, Crossing Capital at Legion. Waiting for the bus 1.

DSC_0254 S30 B-4 Cnst-100 BckGrd Lgt50 7-19-15_edited-1Sylvester Park waiting for the Bus 2

DSC_0063 Asending Wa Old State Capitol 8-17-15Heading up the stairs of the Old State Capitol Building Olympia.

Photographic Art Layered Life Norwich Architecture

Reflections that Look

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_DSC0290 Ss Cnt+30 Lt+10 Lampshade 5-28-15That questioning look, I’ve seen it throughout my life. Parents, educators, friends, my daughter and now my my granddaughter. Sometimes the look is what were you thinking or you shouldn’t have done that. Are you crazy, or silly grandpa. Pity a dream you followed perhaps it was a mistake. The face in the lampshade a knowing sadness, compassion but no answer. I see that face too often. What comes next? Is the road less traveled a dead end?                                                    peace pjc

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